Cold batting stat: St. Louis C Yadier Molina, who leads the National League with a .339 average, is 4-for-21 against Villanueva.Weather: Temperatures in the low-80s with sunny skies. Winds will blow in from center field at seven mph.

Key betting stat: The under is 10-4-1 in the last 15 meetings in Chicago.

New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates (-143, 7.5)Hot pitching stat: Mets starter Jeremy Hefner has yielded one earned run in six of his last seven turns and did so on just two hits over seven innings against the Milwaukee Brewers in his last start on July 7.Hot batting stat: New York OF Marlon Byrd has collected 10 hits - three homers - during his five-game hitting streak.

Weather: There is a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the forecast. Temperatures in the mid-70s and wind blowing in from left field at five mph.

Key betting stat: The Pirates are 10-1 in their last 11 games following an off day.

Cold pitching stat: Reds starter Bronson Arroyo has struggled away from home, going 1-5 with a 5.70 ERA and only 14 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings on the road.Hot batting stat: Cincinnati CF Shin-Soo Choo extended his hitting streak to nine games with two hits Thursday. He is hitting .405 during the streak.Weather: There is a 30 percent chance of rain in the forecast for gametime. Temperatures will be in the low-80s and wind will blow in from center field at four mph.Key betting stat: The under is 6-1 in umpire Rob Drake's last seven games behind home plate.

Hot pitching stat: DBacks starter Patrick Corbin rebounded from his lone loss of the season by scattering three hits and matching a season high with 10 strikeouts in eight sterling innings against Colorado on Sunday.

Hot batting stat: Brewers C Jonathan Lucroy belted his fourth homer in five games and has driven in seven runs during that span.Weather: The roof may be closed in Arizona due to a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Temperatures will be in the low-100s.

Key betting stat: The Brewers are 1-6 in the last seven meetings in Arizona.

Hot pitching stat: Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw enters Friday having worked at least eight innings in each of his last three starts - all victories - while allowing a total of three runs in that span.

Cold batting stat: Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki (rib) and CF Dexter Fowler (wrist) each went 0-for-4 Thursday after being activated from the disabled list earlier in the day.Weather: Temperatures in the low-70s with mostly clear skies. Wind will blow out to right field at six mph.Key betting stat: The Dodgers are 7-0 in Kershaw's last seven home starts vs. the Rockies.

Cold pitching stat: The Giants have lost SP Chad Gaudin's last three starts.

Cold batting stat: The Giants have scored a major league-low 25 runs in July, while the Padres’ 30 runs is tied with the Colorado Rockies for the third-worst mark.

Weather: Temperatures in the high-60s with partly cloudy skies. Wind will blow from left field to right field at three mph.Key betting stat: The Padres are 0-8 in their last eight games as an underdog.

Tthe Rangers' 19-29 home record represents the fewest home wins of ANY of MLB's 30 teams...

My free play is on the SF Giants at 3:05 ET.

Mike Leake (9-5, 3.56 ERA) was acquired by San Francisco on Thursday from Cincinnati for two prospects and makes his first start for the Giants on Sunday in Texas. "He's a quality starter who's going to help us," SF manager Bruce Bochy Bochy said. "He's excited about being here. He's been throwing the ball well, good athlete. That's a great move for us to give us some depth in the rotation." Leake steps into the rotation in place of the injured Tim Hudson (shoulder) and has allowed just two ERs on 15 hits in 30 innings (0.60 ERA) while winning four straight starts, completing the eighth in three. He did just that while limiting NL-leading St Louis to four hits in Tuesday's 4-0 road win.

Leake has to like the fact that his new team has won 14 of its past 17 contests to move 1 1/2 games back of the NL West-leading LA Dodgers. The Giants bounced back from Friday's 6-3 loss in the series opener by spoiling Cole Hamels' Rangers debut with a 9-7, 11-inning victory Saturday. The win makes San Francisco 15-8 (plus-$920) when facing a left-handed starter in 2015 and today San Francisco draws another lefty, in Texas' Martin Perez.

Perez (0-2, 10.50) gets a fourth chance at his first win since returning from Tommy John surgery. He surrendered a career high-tying eight runs before getting an out in the second inning and being pulled in Tuesday's 21-5 loss to the New York Yankees. He has now allowed 22 hits in 12 innings over three starts since returning from Tommy John elbow surgery, giving him a 10.50 ERA, 2.33 WHIP and opponents are batting a ridiculous .407 against him.

Throw in the fact that the Rangers' 19-29 home record represents the fewest home wins of ANY of MLB's 30 teams and the bet HAS to be on the Giants.

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